Today, the phrase is nothing short of a cultural phenomenon commonly used outside of the realm of consoles and monitors. But despite its origins as a polite expression of sportsmanship, real-world use of GG has become something a little less friendly and a lot more sarcastic. Even though the phrase began as a mannerly way to say goodbye to an online video game opponent, it had rude connotations even during its inception for the simple reason that gamers hate to lose and love to win.
Writer John Brandon encountered the acronym playing Marathon on his Macintosh in , a first-person shooter developed by Bungie before Halo: Combat Evolved. Only about In , Blizzard Entertainment released the real-time strategy game StarCraft , which is widely accepted as the title that propelled GG into the mainstream.
StarCraft sold 1. The earliest written record of a gamer venting about GG can be found on the forum Internet Chess Club in It first appeared on Urban Dictionary in and was cataloged in countless guides and FAQ pages for both single-player and online games like Diablo 2.
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